Plate 555. 

 MASDEVALLIA HARRYANA. 



We have already figured, in the last volume of the Floral 

 Magazine (Plate 481), the brilliant and singular Masdevallia 

 Veifchii,ii most remarkable orchid, and in the present plate we give 

 another of the same genus, which has received from the celebrated 

 orchidologist, Professor Reichenbach, the name of Harryana, al- 

 though when exhibited it was under the name of Amahilis. 



MasdevalUa Harryana is a recent importation from New 

 Granada, and requires treatment precisely similar to those of 

 the genus that have already been introduced — that is, what 

 may be called the cool treatment, such as the Odontoglots re- 

 ceive, especially those which delight in a cool and shady house. 

 It is by no means a plant of difficult cultivation, and succeeds 

 best in sphagnum, sand, and broken pieces of pot ; requiring also 

 a good deal of moisture at the time of making its growth. 

 There is one great advantage to the orchid grower, connected 

 with these Masdevallias, and that is their succession of bloom. 

 Plants will bloom three times in the course of the year, and as 

 the flowers continue for a long time in their beauty, it may be 

 said almost to be a continuous bloomer, and the brightness of 

 its colours, will always make it a welcome addition to the 

 orchid house. 



